This is a great chance to hear Dr. McKee he does not come to NC often. While both programs should be good the 2pm one will address this area during the Lowry War. Hope you can attend. Blake Historian of the Lowry Gang to speak at UNCP The Adolph L. Dial Lecture Series presents two lectures by Dr. William McKee Evans on Thursday, November 10 at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Dr. Evans, emeritus professor of history at the California Polytechnic State University, is author of ?To Die Game: The Story of the Lowry Band.? He is also the author of ?Ballots and Fence Rails: Reconstruction on the Lower Cape Fear.? He will lecture at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Native American Resource Center in Old Main. The first lecture will be on ?Henry Berry Lowry and the Lowry War,? and the second on ?History of the Concept and System of Race.? ?To Die Game? is the story of Indian guerrilla warfare during the Civil War and after. Henry Berry Lowrie, a Lumbee, was arrested for killing a Confederate official. While awaiting trial, he escaped and took to the swamps with a band of supporters. In time, they became as notorious as the James gang, as they terrorized and ambushed authorities. With the support of local blacks, whites and Native Americans, they eluded capture for more than five years. In 1872 Henry disappeared and some of his other followers were eventually hunted down and killed by bounty hunters. Dr. Evan?s re-telling of the story has been praised for its use of original sources and has become an authoritative story of Lowry and his gang. Dr. Evans brings an important piece of Robeson County history, said Dr. Linda Oxendine, chair of UNCP?s American Indian Studies Department. ?The Lowry War is a significant part of not only Lumbee history, but also the history of Robeson County,? Dr. Oxendine said. ?We are very pleased Dr. Evans will be here to share his knowledge with us.? Anyone interested in local history should attend this lecture, said Lawrence Locklear, speaker for the Lumbee Tribal Council. ?Dr. Evans offers a fascinating insight into race relations in Robeson County during the Civil War and Reconstruction,? Locklear said. ?He has a wealth of knowledge about Robeson County history that makes attendance at this lecture imperative for anyone interested in our story.? The event is sponsored by the American Indian Studies Department and the Native American Resource Center. Adolph Dial was the founding chair of UNCP?s American Indian Studies program, and the lecture series honors his contribution to the University and the pursuit of history about the Lumbee.